Memorial Day does give us an opportunity to stop and reflect on heroes past, as we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for us during wartime. The point of such reflection, in addition to honoring them, is to ask ourselves how we can emulate the qualities they brought to the struggle that defined their times. They exemplified courage, hope, friendship, and community. Can we do the same, in these troubled times?
Dr. Nazeera Dawood is our speaker this week, and we are very grateful to her and to Jennifer Ferren, who is sharing her fabulous music with us.
Welcome, and I hope your week has been a good one. As you know, we’re in the middle of election season, which surely has the potential to overload us at times with information, headlines, texts, and emails. In other words, it’s the season of choice, as we ask ourselves what we want our communities, or
In a world so divided and violent, does any space remain for the unconditional love that Mother's Day honors? Can it still make a difference?
April 30, 2022 Welcome, and I hope your week has been going well. I’d like to give many thanks to those who have jumped in to plan and conduct our Sunday gatherings while I’ve been out of town – many thanks to Rev. Chris Kell, Judy Toensmeier, and Michael Roussell! I’ve been enjoying a week
April 16, 2022 Pesach Sameach – Happy Passover! This festival of liberation and return began April 15, and continues until April 23. We are also at the end of Holy Week in the Christian tradition as we approach Sunday’s Easter celebration of renewal and resurrection. And, this week we are in the midst of Ramadan,